Chapter 168: Crossing the Upside-Down Mountain, the trace of the Pirate King!
After finishing its "visit to relatives", the Garp fleet began to return. The dog-head warship slowly left the East China Sea and headed towards the Grand Line.
When coming to the East China Sea, Cap's fleet chose to cross the doldrums and reached the East China Sea in a faster and more convenient way.
However, when heading to the Grand Line, Garp changed his course. Instead of taking the navy's dedicated route, he planned to cross the Upside-Down Mountain and enter the Grand Line.
Upside-down mountain.
Apart from passing through the doldrums, Upside Down Mountain is the only entrance to the Grand Line.
The East Sea, West Sea, South Sea and North Sea, the ocean currents from the four seas will pass through four different rivers, converge in reverse at the top of the Upside-Down Mountain, and then flow into the Great Route.
This strange landscape that defies gravity once blocked the path of countless pirates who intended to enter the Grand Line.
It can be said that this is a natural barrier to the great route.
It is precisely because of the existence of Upside-Down Mountain that pirates from the East China Sea are extremely rare in the Grand Line. Every pirate who can enter the Grand Line from the East China Sea is "very powerful."
"Wow~ This is Upside-Down Mountain! It's really spectacular!"
On the dog-head warship at the foot of Upside-Down Mountain, Tsugumi Yoshiichi and his crew members stood at the bow, looking at the strange scene going upstream in the distance, and couldn't help but exclaimed.
After living for several lifetimes, Tsugumi Yoriichi is still amazed by the wonders of nature.
A few hundred meters ahead of the Dog-Head warship, there is an endless cliff that reaches the sky. The pink rock wall turns orange-red like a sunset cloud under the sunlight.
In the center of this cliff, there are two wide rivers, which are 90 degrees to the sea surface and rise straight into the sky.
However, the strangest thing is the sea water in the river. The sea water here seems to be able to ignore the gravity of the planet. It actually flows from bottom to top, and the flow rate of the current is very fast.
Although the dog-head warship was hundreds of meters away from the strange countercurrent river, it was still affected by the distant ocean current and was pulled by the ocean current to approach the countercurrent river rapidly.
Behind Tsugikuni Yoriichi, Cyrus and Shimotsuki Koshiro were also staring blankly at the distant scene. Neither of them had ever seen anything like it. Koshiro had been young when he and his father came to the East Sea, too young to remember.
Although Cyrus had been to many places in the navy over the years, this was the first time he had seen a scene like this.
As for Mihawk, he seemed much calmer. He had personally traveled this route before, and when he came to the East China Sea, he was still on a small boat, not the huge warships of today. Therefore, when he saw the scene of Upside Down Mountain, Mihawk seemed particularly calm.
And the only thing that could compare to Mihawk's blandness was probably Yixiao.
If you smile, you won't be amazed by the sight in front of you.
"Hahaha, Yunyi, this is a great wonder of the East China Sea!"
"I finally made it to the East China Sea, how could I not see the unique sights of this sea area?"
"Next time if you have the chance to come back to the East China Sea, I'll lead you through the Calm Belt. Hehe, there's no need for the Navy's special techniques for crossing the Calm Belt."
"That scene is even more interesting."
When Garp saw that the little adult, Yoriichi Tsugikuni, finally looked less indifferent and revealed a hint of surprise on his face, he immediately said with some pride.
Ever since he met Yoshiko Tsugakuin, Yoshiichirō's emotional expressions have been quite restrained, and he doesn't seem like a teenager at all.
He never gets angry, rarely gets excited, and even when he laughs, it's in a reserved way.
Sometimes, Yoriichir's depth makes Garp feel worried, wondering if this child is hiding something in his heart.
But now it's okay. Looking at how Tsugikuni Yoshiichi is now, this child is actually no different from other people, it's just that this kid has a higher threshold for emotional fluctuations.
"Don't you need special navy techniques to cross the doldrums?"
"I'm actually looking forward to it."
After hearing what Garp said, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi not only did not feel afraid or outrageous, but instead smiled with some anticipation.
Garp glanced at Yuan Yi, and seeing the dog-head warship getting closer and closer to Upside Down Mountain, he quickly gave the order:
"Okay, we're going to get ready to ride the upwelling current."
"Everyone, please get ready and return to your respective posts. All Marines on guard and patrol, please return to the cabin."
"Hold the sails!"
Caplan gave the order loudly, and the marines on the deck who heard the order took action one after another.
However, Yunyi and the others did not move and remained on the deck. They just walked to the railing at the edge of the deck and held on to it tightly. The few people who stayed on the deck thought they were strong and wanted to see with their own eyes what it felt like to cross the Upside Down Mountain.
Moreover, these people more or less have the ability to stay in the air for a short period of time, which makes people feel safer than entering a closed cabin or an empty deck.
“Crash!!!”
Soon, the sails were quickly folded up, and after doing all this, the marines quickly left the watchtower and entered the cabin.
The dog-head warship was also carried by the ocean current, getting closer and closer to the Upside-Down Mountain.
The navy at the helm is a veteran who has followed Garp for many years. It is not his first time to visit a place like Upside-Down Mountain. Therefore, at the foot of Upside-Down Mountain where the currents from four seas converge, the Dog-Head warship still maintains a good posture under the control of the old marine, with the bow facing the river channel that is rushing up into the sky, without deviating from its direction.
At this time, if the boat loses control even slightly, it will directly hit the rock wall beside the river, resulting in the destruction of the boat and the death of people.
"Hold on tight! Let's go!"
As Garp's roar rang out, the dog-headed warship quickly entered the upstream channel. Driven by the surging ocean current, the dog-headed warship began to move rapidly towards the top of the Upside-Down Mountain.
Just as Cap's fleet was crossing the Upside-Down Mountain.
Tom, who was far away in the Seven Waters City, returned to his residence after a tiring day.
As soon as he opened the door, Tom saw a familiar figure sitting on the sofa in his home. The man was reclining on the sofa in Tom's home, holding a bottle of red wine in his right hand and drinking it "ton ton ton".
"Oh! Tom, you're back at last!"
"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
The middle-aged man on the sofa saw Tom walk into the room, slowly sat up from the sofa, stretched out his hand to Tom, and then greeted him with a smile.
Tom saw who it was and his pupils suddenly dilated. Then he quickly walked into the room and slammed the door shut. Without paying any attention to the man on the sofa, he quickly walked to the window, looked outside, and quickly closed the curtains.
Then he yelled at the middle-aged man in a complaining tone: "You bastard! Why did you suddenly appear here?!"
"Do you know what's going on here?"
"If you are discovered by the World Government, you will be hunted down!"
"Roger!"
The middle-aged man who appeared in Tom's room at this time was none other than the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, who had arrived in Raftel and disappeared for a long time!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Don't worry, Tom, it's okay!"
"No one can find me!"
"Want a drink?!" Roger laughed when he saw Tom's nervous look, then raised the bottle in his hand and asked Tom.
Tom didn't answer, but walked quickly to Roger's side, snatched the bottle, and after taking a sip of the wine, he relaxed a little, breathed a sigh of relief, and then raised his head and asked Roger:
"It's been a long time since we last met, Roger!"
"No One Piece!"
"What are you doing in the Seven Waters City this time?"
As Tom spoke, he walked to the desk in his room and sat down on the stool. Ignoring Roger, he lowered his head and sighed as he looked at the framed warship blueprint on the table.
"This time, I came to ask you to help me build a small boat."
"Tom, I have a terminal illness and I'm going to die soon!"
"Before I die, I want to go to the New World and see my old friends one last time."
"Then go back to the South China Sea and wait for death!"
(End of this chapter)
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